Athens Turns to Drilling as Water Reserves Drop 63%

Greece, on with galore countries on the Mediterranean, has been struggling with drought conditions, precocious temperatures, mediocre water infrastructure, and expanding demands for cleanable water during the engaged tourist season.

Numerous reports implicit the past 6 months enactment Greece’s depleting reserves and foretell that, if the situation continues unabated, Athens’ existing water supply will beryllium sufficient for conscionable different 1 to 2 years.

In effect to these concerns, the President of the largest water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment institution successful Greece (EYDAP), said successful an interrogation to AMNA “the uninterrupted supply of water to 4 and a fractional cardinal residents [of Attica] was ne'er successful uncertainty for adjacent a minute.”

President Giorgos Stergiou added, “However, the prolonged adust play that began three years agone leads to a continuous diminution of the water level successful the reservoirs that supply it. The water consumed is not replenished by snow and rain, so the reserves person fallen successful total by 63%.”

As a result, Stergiou told AMNA that EYDAP will drilling on the full transmission of Mornos reservoir, which feeds Attica, successful bid to strengthen the water supply web of the capital. The institution besides conducted drillings connected the foothills of Mount Parnitha, connected the outskirts of Athens, which are presently operating, said the President.

At the aforesaid time, a preventive programme is underway for the replacement of aged pipelines worth 0.5 cardinal successful bid to trim leakages, which reaches up to 50% successful some areas, according to different reports.

The projects will guarantee that Attica continues to person prime water astatine affordable prices for respective decades, adjacent if the worst clime scenarios are confirmed, says Stergiou.

Source: tovima.com